High schoolers discover four exoplanets through Harvard and Smithsonian mentorship program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program at the Center for ...
Tag: Astronomy
Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide, new study shows
An image of Venus compiled using data from the Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974. In September, a team led by ...
Extreme black holes have hair that can be combed
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Black holes are considered amongst the most mysterious objects in the universe. Part of their intrigue arises from ...
CHEOPS finds unique planetary system
Credit: © ESO Musical notes that sound pleasant together can form a harmony. These notes are usually in a special ...
New galaxy sheds light on how stars form
Detailed observations of molecular gas in a tidal dwarf galaxy have important implications for our understanding of how stars are ...
Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO's VLT), ...
The seven rocky planets of TRAPPIST-1 seem to have very similar compositions
Precise measurements reveal that the exoplanets of the system discovered by ULiège researchers have remarkably similar densities, which provides new ...
Record-breaking laser link could help us test whether Einstein was right
Credit: ICRAR Scientists from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have set a ...
Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet
This marks the second time astronomers have ever observed a cloud-free exoplanetCredit: M. Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian ...
NAS honors Heino Falcke and Sheperd Doeleman with Henry Draper Medal
American National Academy of Sciences honours Heino Falcke and Sheperd Doeleman with the Henry Draper MedalCredit: National Academy of Sciences ...
Astrophysicist Sheperd Doeleman awarded National Academy of Sciences Henry Draper Medal
The prestigious award recognizes Doeleman's work in realizing the first image of a supermassive black hole.Credit: Center for Astrophysics | ...
NASA explores solar wind with new view of small sun structures
Credit: NASA/SDO/Uritsky, et al. Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar ...
Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images
Researchers from RIT and Green Bank Observatory shed new light on nebula formation processesCredit: STScI, Alyssa Pagan Images of two ...
Cosmic beasts and where to find them
Credit: I. Heywood (Oxford/Rhodes/SARAO) Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa's powerful MeerKAT telescope. These galaxies are ...
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